Functional traits are ecologically relevant characteristics of species. They are relevant to
community structuring in face of environmental drivers (response traits) and to ecosystem …

The employ of nano-formulated biopesticides for mosquito control represents a promising
strategy. Recently, it has been outlined that differences in the green reducing extracts used …

Cladocerans of the genus Daphnia are keystone pelagic filter feeders in many temperate
ponds and lakes. They have also become popular model organisms in various biological …

Vector control is a critical requirement in epidemic disease management, and improved
mosquito control methods that are economic and effective are necessary. Cyclopoid …

Behavioral interactions of the copepod Temora turbinata with potential ciliate prey.
Zoological Studies 49 (2): 157-168. Behavioral interactions between the calanoid copepod …

The time it takes copepods to handle prey can vary depending on the properties of the prey,
but it is still largely unknown how handling times may affect copepod feeding efficiency. We …

Zooplankton play a key role in aquatic ecosystems constituting an essential intermediate
component in aquatic food webs. Cladocerans in particular are widely studied as model of …

Being chemically inert and morphologically similar (< 5 mm in size) to the natural prey of
copepods, microplastics (MPs) affect them through entanglement, ingestion, and …

Copepods are claimed to be numerically the most abundant metazoans on earth and
conservative estimations revealed that they likely outnumber the abundance of insects …

Abstract The Asian cyclopoid copepod Mesocyclops pehpeiensis Hu, 1943 has been
reported as an introduced species at several locations in the western hemisphere. In the …